Seth Darling

Director, Institute for Molecular Engineering at Argonne National Laboratory

Seth Darling is the Director of The Institute for Molecular Engineering at Argonne National Laboratory. During his 15-year career at Argonne National Laboratory, Darling has made a notable impact as a scientist within the Nanoscience and Technology Division and at the Center for Nanoscale Materials. He has received numerous awards for his work and has led several strategic efforts.

Darling’s research at Argonne has included blending chemistry, physics, materials science and engineering, and nanoscience to create and study materials for energy and water. With colleagues at Argonne, Seth invented a new materials synthesis technique called sequential infiltration synthesis, which has found applications in areas ranging from nanolithography to optical coatings to advanced sorbents and membranes.